Russia says Britain helped fake Syria chemical attack
He reaffirmed Russia's view that the purported chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma that prompted the strike was a fake. Hezbollah's leader is telling President Donald Trump: "Your tweets do not scare us". "Our intelligence tells us otherwise".

Donald Trump calls off his South America visit
On Capitol Hill, Republican and Democratic lawmakers urged Trump to allow Mueller to do his work. US response to a chemical weapons attack in Syria was imminent, the US President said on Monday.

Opposition to Syria attack builds in Britain
In a subsequent tweet on Thursday, the USA president said an attack on Syria "could be very soon or not so soon at all". The comments come after Theresa May won the backing of her Cabinet for military action against Syrian forces.

China vows to fight back if U.S. escalates trade spat
Trump's proposed tariff hike was a response to complaints Beijing steals or pressures foreign companies to hand over technology. Trump's latest proposal intensified what was already shaping up to be the biggest trade battle in more than a half century.

Presidency insists remaining Chibok girls are alive
But his administration has failed to defeat Boko Haram , despite pushing the militants out of many towns in the northeast by 2016. Speaking in the Hausa language, she said, "We are the Chibok girls..." But the actual number could be much larger, it added.

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) Upgraded at Zacks Investment Research
This organization's stock showed a trading volume of 16.33 million shares, compared to its average daily volume of 16.42M shares. Barclays upgraded shares of Scor from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, December 11th.

Blizzard buries region in snow - again
At least 11 inches of snow had fallen in Valentine, and areas near Chadron and Sidney received almost 10 inches. The mountains have seen between 2-6 inches of snow with up to five inches more possible through the evening.

Heavy rain and possible severe weather expected Sunday
I may update this blog post later today and/or early Sunday but will not be posting during the day or evening Sunday . By Friday another storm should be bringing wind, colder air, and a chance for rain and snow to the region.

Normally finding a spider in your food would be a reason to send your food back to the kitchen, but at one North Carolina restaurant, the creepy-crawly is actually supposed to be there. Well, it's a like a regular burger, but with a cooked tarantula on top.

In order to try the unique burger, guests must pay $30 to enter a "tarantula raffle", and are rewarded for their bravery with a T-shirt to commemorate the challenge. "Best way to answer that question?" One lucky (?) victor per drawing gets to sink his or her teeth into the giant furry legs. Once the ticket is drawn, customers have two days to respond.

What Are Analysts Report About Facebook, Inc. (FB)
It is negative, as 90 investors sold SLB shares while 672 reduced holdings. 670 increased holdings while 147 funds took holdings. The difference between the expected and actual EPS was $-0.51/share, which represents an Earnings surprise of -26.2%.

If you're not quite ready to embrace this level of arachno-cuisine, Bull City has other critters available: "Don't worry, we've got chocolate covered bugs too!"

Alysha Newman goes Gold in Commonwealth Games
In his first appearances as a senior level for India, the rookie from Haryana turned out as the next big thing at Gold Coast. Alysha Newman celebrates after winning gold in the women's pole vault and setting a new Commonwealth Games record.